SINCE 1828
iterative
adjective
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Definition of iterative
: involving repetition: such as
a
: expressing repetition of a verbal action
b
: utilizing the repetition of a sequence of operations or procedures
iterative programming methods
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Today, the company announced the Mavic 2, a true successor to the Mavic Pro, which has only seen iterative updates since its 2016 unveiling. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "The Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom are on sale today," 23 Aug. 2018 But for an automaker taking an iterative approach to self-driving—gradually implementing more capable systems, model year by model year—getting familiar with advanced tech like deep learning is an important step forward. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Land Rover Wants to Take Self-Driving Cars Off-Roading," 9 June 2018 The same was true for the very first MacBook Air, but the MacBook hasn’t seen the same iterative progress that was applied to the Air. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "The stakes for the new MacBook are much higher than for the iPad," 30 Oct. 2018 Directed evolution is an iterative process scientists use to design biological molecules like enzymes. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "3 scientists sped up evolution in a lab. Their work just won a Nobel Prize.," 3 Oct. 2018 Creating and performing each track in a recording in Logic is a slow, iterative process—as is almost always the case in producing electronic music. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "ROLI Songmaker Kit mini-review: Rediscovering my musical roots with fancy new tech," 19 Aug. 2018 The iterative approach proposed by Martin may be the only approach since an overall plan leaves too many options for rejection. — Hollie Mckay, Fox News, "Houthis explain 'Death to America' slogan, reveal what will bring them to peace talks," 6 Aug. 2018 Editor’s note: Because online services are often iterative, gaining new features and performance improvements over time, this review is subject to change in order to accurately reflect the current state of the service. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "Hide My Ass Pro 4 review: A noticeable upgrade with great speeds," 27 June 2018 Tesla has defended its iterative approach, arguing that its features, in conjunction with attentive humans, are already providing for significantly safer cars. — Michael Laris, Washington Post, "Tesla on Autopilot system sped up, didn’t brake before crash, federal investigators say," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'iterative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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